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merciless

[mur-si-lis] / ˈmɜr sɪ lɪs /


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The heat index -- which measures how hot it feels based on temperature and humidity combined -- was even more merciless.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Zverev was also undone in last year's Australian Open final by Sinner, who produced a merciless performance which led to the German saying he felt mentally "empty" a few months later.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

The journalist James Agee’s merciless portraits of his subjects remind Mr. Frazier of “those old-time operations that were done on a kitchen table without anesthetic.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

Unlike, for example, Molly Jong-Fast’s merciless “How to Lose Your Mother,” “Bad Bad Girl” doesn’t read like a hit job.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2025

There were swarms of stammer-words in there, and Hangman’s bloody merciless this January.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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